BLUEBEARD SERIES

FRAGMENTS OF FEAR

With a reputation for solving one of the most prolific crimes in Ember Ridge, Detective Seth Riordan should feel on top of the world.

But there was a price to pay for catching the bad guy.

Now, Seth’s life is fragmented, and there’s only one constant.

Death.

He has another killer to catch. This time, he has a shot at redemption. Everyone in his life thinks he’s jaded and lost to the dark world of criminals, but Seth knows the truth of it. There are bad people lurking in well-lit corners. They’re not always who you expect.

And this new murderer?

He’s twisted. A modern-day Bluebeard. A wife-killer.

Seth might have lost his own wife to the distance his career put between them, but he’ll stop at nothing to protect those who can’t protect themselves, no matter the cost.

From where he’s standing, he’s already lost everything he has to lose.

Or has he?

ECHOS OF DECEIT

Homicide detective Seth Riordan thought he’d seen the worst of humanity on his last case.

But this new murderer?

He’s making Seth question everything he thought he knew about domestic killers.

When Seth started working the case, the last thing he expected was to uncover two more women who fell for the wrong man.

Unfortunately for Seth, this man is a ghost. Seth knows he’s out there, but every stone he lifts turns up more questions than answers.

How does he hide in plain sight?

How does he choose his victims?

When does he decide to kill them?

And how does he earn their trust so easily?

Seth leans on those close to the victims. At least they’re taking him more seriously than the department—and his own family. They think he’s paranoid.

Until a creep hits a little too close to home.

THE SILENT KILLER

Another body. Another breadcrumb. Another victim homicide detective Seth Riordan must connect to his suspect.

Bluebeard. The wife-killer.

With every clue uncovered, Seth feels one step closer to the truth.

But an overnight investigation proves he has no time to balance the case with his personal life. He owes the victims his time, but he owes his family that time, too.

And there’s a pretty girl close to the case he can’t stop thinking about.

Seth has to keep his head on straight. Bluebeard isn’t going to stop killing, and now that Seth is onto him, he knows he’s that future victim’s best shot at staying alive.

Unless Bluebeard hasn’t been doing this alone.

The discovery of an accomplice could change everything Seth thought he knew about the case, and with the walls closing in, he can’t afford to doubt his own investigation.

THE DEVIL'S TRAIL

There’s one guarantee in the business of hunting down killers—there’s always a crack.

Homicide detective Seth Riordan thinks he’s finally found a crack in Bluebeard’s impenetrable skin. All he has to do is keep poking. Prodding. Clawing. He’ll do whatever it takes to get to the truth of who this wife-killer is.

Even if it puts himself at risk.

But Seth isn’t the one whose safety is in jeopardy.

When the killer’s accomplice takes matters into his own hands, Seth’s case pivots in a manner that puts those he cares about most in danger.

The deeper he gets, the bigger the ripples.

If Seth isn’t careful, he’s going to lose the scent of a killer who’s more than capable of getting away with murder. And if more blood is spilled, it will be on Seth’s hands.

MURDEROUS MINDS

Homicide detective Seth Riordan is out of options. Bluebeard’s latest murder has forced the hand of the police, and now the public knows all about the mysterious wife-killer.

And just as Seth feared, there are consequences.

The press conference is his chance to control the narrative, but when things go wrong, Seth’s personal choices come back to bit him. Tensions run deep. Those he loves most are put in danger.

Now, there’s only one way out of this mess.

Catch the killer.

But it’s hard to catch a man with no face. Forced to rely on Bluebeard’s M.O., Seth races against time to stop Bluebeard before more blood is spilled.

The problem?

Bluebeard is always one step ahead.

WHISPER OF DEATH

Homicide detective Seth Riordan knew all along there were only two ways this could end, but he never imagined a third, horrifying option that has him questioning everything he thought he knew about this case.

The case from hell.

The wife-killer Bluebeard is on the move, and Seth is onto him. But just when Seth figures out his own sister is Bluebeard’s next target, the rug is pulled out from under him, and a shocking twist brings the truth to light.

Seth must walk down the path Bluebeard has laid for him, and it will change his family forever.

With a front row seat to the destruction of his family, Seth has to somehow get ahead of the killer who has always been one step ahead.

How does a man with everything to lose outsmart an enemy with nothing to lose?